diff --git a/blueprints/initializer-test/mocha-rfc-232-files/__root__/__testType__/__path__/__name__-test.js b/blueprints/initializer-test/mocha-rfc-232-files/__root__/__testType__/__path__/__name__-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bdbadee270d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blueprints/initializer-test/mocha-rfc-232-files/__root__/__testType__/__path__/__name__-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { describe, it } from 'mocha';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-mocha';
+import Application from '@ember/application';
+import { initialize } from '<%= modulePrefix %>/initializers/<%= dasherizedModuleName %>';
+<% if (destroyAppExists) { %>import destroyApp from '../../helpers/destroy-app';<% } else { %>import { run } from '@ember/runloop';<% } %>
+
+describe('<%= friendlyTestName %>', function() {
+  let hooks = setupTest();
+
+  hooks.beforeEach(function() {
+    this.TestApplication = Application.extend();
+    this.TestApplication.initializer({
+      name: 'initializer under test',
+      initialize
+    });
+
+    this.application = this.TestApplication.create({ autoboot: false });
+  });
+
+  hooks.afterEach(function() {
+    <% if (destroyAppExists) { %>destroyApp(this.application);<% } else { %>run(this.application, 'destroy');<% } %>
+  });
+
+  // Replace this with your real tests.
+  it('works', async function() {
+    await this.application.boot();
+
+    // you would normally confirm the results of the initializer here
+    expect(true).to.be.ok;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/node-tests/blueprints/initializer-test-test.js b/node-tests/blueprints/initializer-test-test.js
index 37e09ee37dd..b2394bad20b 100644
--- a/node-tests/blueprints/initializer-test-test.js
+++ b/node-tests/blueprints/initializer-test-test.js
@@ -73,6 +73,21 @@ describe('Blueprint: initializer-test', function() {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    describe('with ember-mocha@0.14.0', function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        modifyPackages([{ name: 'ember-qunit', delete: true }, { name: 'ember-mocha', dev: true }]);
+        generateFakePackageManifest('ember-mocha', '0.14.0');
+      });
+
+      it('initializer-test foo', function() {
+        return emberGenerateDestroy(['initializer-test', 'foo'], _file => {
+          expect(_file('tests/unit/initializers/foo-test.js')).to.equal(
+            fixture('initializer-test/mocha-rfc232.js')
+          );
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('in addon', function() {
@@ -158,6 +173,21 @@ describe('Blueprint: initializer-test', function() {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    describe('with ember-mocha@0.14.0', function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        modifyPackages([{ name: 'ember-qunit', delete: true }, { name: 'ember-mocha', dev: true }]);
+        generateFakePackageManifest('ember-mocha', '0.14.0');
+      });
+
+      it('initializer-test foo', function() {
+        return emberGenerateDestroy(['initializer-test', 'foo'], _file => {
+          expect(_file('src/init/initializers/foo-test.js')).to.equal(
+            fixture('initializer-test/module-unification/mocha-rfc232.js')
+          );
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('in addon - module unification', function() {
diff --git a/node-tests/fixtures/initializer-test/mocha-rfc232.js b/node-tests/fixtures/initializer-test/mocha-rfc232.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b95ffd4828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-tests/fixtures/initializer-test/mocha-rfc232.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { describe, it } from 'mocha';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-mocha';
+import Application from '@ember/application';
+import { initialize } from 'my-app/initializers/foo';
+import { run } from '@ember/runloop';
+
+describe('Unit | Initializer | foo', function() {
+  let hooks = setupTest();
+
+  hooks.beforeEach(function() {
+    this.TestApplication = Application.extend();
+    this.TestApplication.initializer({
+      name: 'initializer under test',
+      initialize
+    });
+
+    this.application = this.TestApplication.create({ autoboot: false });
+  });
+
+  hooks.afterEach(function() {
+    run(this.application, 'destroy');
+  });
+
+  // Replace this with your real tests.
+  it('works', async function() {
+    await this.application.boot();
+
+    // you would normally confirm the results of the initializer here
+    expect(true).to.be.ok;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/node-tests/fixtures/initializer-test/module-unification/mocha-rfc232.js b/node-tests/fixtures/initializer-test/module-unification/mocha-rfc232.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75216fcbaca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-tests/fixtures/initializer-test/module-unification/mocha-rfc232.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { describe, it } from 'mocha';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-mocha';
+import Application from '@ember/application';
+import { initialize } from 'my-app/init/initializers/foo';
+import { run } from '@ember/runloop';
+
+describe('Unit | Initializer | foo', function() {
+  let hooks = setupTest();
+
+  hooks.beforeEach(function() {
+    this.TestApplication = Application.extend();
+    this.TestApplication.initializer({
+      name: 'initializer under test',
+      initialize
+    });
+
+    this.application = this.TestApplication.create({ autoboot: false });
+  });
+
+  hooks.afterEach(function() {
+    run(this.application, 'destroy');
+  });
+
+  // Replace this with your real tests.
+  it('works', async function() {
+    await this.application.boot();
+
+    // you would normally confirm the results of the initializer here
+    expect(true).to.be.ok;
+  });
+});